Job Description

Senior Geotechnical Engineer (Strong Senior / Associate Principal pathway)

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- Location: Brisbane, QLD (4 days in office)
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- Employment type: Full-time, permanent
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- Reports to: Principal Geotechnical Engineer
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About Client

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Our Client is a Brisbane-based engineering consultancy delivering specialist geotechnical, civil and structural engineering services across infrastructure, transport and resources projects, with a particularly strong footprint in Queensland and Southeast Queensland. We pride ourselves on a high-performance, values-driven culture where engineers take genuine ownership of their work and are trusted to deliver.

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About the Role

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Our Client is looking for a Robust Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our Brisbane team as 2IC to their Principal Geotechnical Engineer, with a clear pathway into a Principal role within 1-2 years. This is a hands-on, technically demanding position that combines detailed design leadership, mentoring of a developing team, and active site involvement. It has been deliberately scoped to attract someone who is ready to step up, not a typical Senior, but an engineer with the depth, judgement and presence to operate at Associate Principal level.

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What Success Looks Like

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In your first 12 months, you will independently lead the geotechnical design on multiple concurrent projects, mentor 3-4 graduate to mid-level engineers, deliver IFC-quality reports and drawings with minimal rework, build credibility with clients and contractors on site, and be on track to take on Principal-level responsibilities.

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Non-Negotiable Requirements

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- IEAust Chartered (CPEng) and/or RPEQ qualified.
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- Approximately 15 years geotechnical engineering experience, with a track record of leading detailed design on infrastructure projects.
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- Strong design capability across the full geotechnical spectrum: shallow and pile foundations (including bridge piles using Pell's, Rowe & Armitage, Broms Method,



soil springs and pile settlement), pile group analysis (Piglet, or demonstrable equivalent), earth retaining structures (gravity, cantilever, RC L-shape, anchored, MSE), slope stability (Slope/W), soil and rock slope stabilisation, ground anchors, micro-piles, ground improvement of soft soils (surcharge, wick drains, geosynthetic reinforcement, CMC), and temporary works design.
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- Slope Risk Assessment to RMS Version 4 - this is a hard requirement with no equivalent accepted.
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- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision and full accountability for outcomes.
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- Construction experience associated with the technical capabilities above, and willingness to undertake site rotations of 1-3 weeks.
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- Eligible to work in Australia (international candidates with the right technical fit will be considered, with sponsorship available).
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Highly Regarded (developing skills welcomed)

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- Instrumentation and monitoring interpretation.
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- Advanced experience preparing IFC drawing packages and specification documentation.
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- Prior experience acting as a 2IC or stepping toward a Principal-level role.
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Who You Are

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- You take initiative and resolve issues rather than wait for direction.
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- You are comfortable making the call when information is incomplete and confident in defending your reasoning.
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- You communicate engineering concepts clearly to less experienced colleagues, plan and organise work effectively, and follow through to ensure delivery quality.
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- You are flexible, commercially aware, and willing to go beyond the minimum to land a successful project outcome.
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What The Client Offers

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- Base salary $200 - $210K + super
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- A clear, supported pathway to Principal Geotechnical Engineer within 1-2 years.
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- Direct mentorship from our Principal Engineer and a culture that genuinely invests in technical development.
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- Diverse, technically interesting project work across QLD infrastructure.
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- Sponsorship available for the right international candidate.
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📌 Senior Geotechnical Engineer (Queensland)
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📍 Queensland